The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-08

little lady made her debut on out
streets, representing herself rs a
model writer. Her object was to
write up our town and its citizens,
and for this object she solicited
aid from our business men 90 as
to better enable her to perform
the task. In this however she was
not very successful, only realizing
$40 each from three of our most
prominent merchants. Her pro-
ductions we hear we're to have ap-
peared about the 18th of Decem-
Der in pamphlet form, and that
each contributor would be fur
nished with a large number Of
copies. As the time has. long
since past for their reception we
make this insertion in order to
ascertain If anything has been
heard of this gay and festive writ
er since her departure from our
town. We trust the contributors
may yet get value received for
their investment, but We are very
apprehensive. We wish them bet
ter luck next tlme.-Olarksdale
Banner.
Mr.. s. K. Williams, in charge
of the Menelas plantation, near
Brookhaven, called on rs last
week, and from him we learned
some facts about farm and dairy
results. He says gilt-edge butter
making is a fine art, and requires
time and experience and proper
surroundings to make it a success;
that Centrul Mississippi has unus.
ual advantages for producing a
first class uniform article, and all
that is wanting Is to know how to
utilize what nature has furnished
in abundance; that his success in
that direction, not only in quality,
uniformity of texture, color and
quantity, has been far beyond his
expectations, and better than he
has ever done before. In taking
charge of the Menelas herd he did
not think of making butter, but of
selling milk only, as it is generally
understood that the native COW of
Mississippi is not q butter COW
but he found by careful observa.
tion that during the month OF
November last he made on an
average for the month one pound
from each one gallon and half OF
milk; and in one test, carefully
conducted, from four gallons OF
milk, all of one milking and set in
enc vessel, after standing forty
eight hours, the yield of cream
was thirty per cent. of tho four
gallons, from which he made three
and one.elghth pounds of first
class butter, ready for the table.
Such results have rarely, if ever,
been obtained before. Mr.. w. has
had many years experience in dali
rying and stock raising in Illinois,
near Elgin, and his results here
are very encouraging. Mr.. viii.
liams will be In attendance at the
Dairymen's Convention in Febru.
ary, and will give the results OF
his experience TO the Convention,
Clarion.
| [vicksburg Democrat.l
| Supervisor Speed has been dely.
ing in facts and figures in regard
to the financial standing and out
look of Warren county and he
makes the startling revelation that
the county, after paying current
indebtedness, with the funds to be
received from taxes this year will
have about 5000. This amount
with the 10000 which the Board
Is authorized to borrow during
the next year will not suffice to
defray the expenses of the county
six months under the present sys.
tenn of judicial and other extrava-
gance. His figures show that the
judicial expenses alone of this
county during the past 10 months,
: since March LIST last, has been
s14,014, during which time, owing
to the imbecility of our courts,
there has not been one important
conviction or judgment in favor
of the State. The courts have met
. and s)othfully dragged through
their allotted time, innumerable
. witnesses have been summoned,
. and like the jurors, have been re.
quired to attend from day TO day
at an expense to the county, until
the case in which they we're called,
! was upon some trivial technical.
ity, continued until the next term,
that the same expense and routine
. might again cucumber the docket
of said court. The result is the
court is running the county In
debt and no beneficial results are
realized from them. The county's
income from taxes this year will
be $4,000. From this amount
! take s14,014 now due on judiciary